Monday, January 25, 2010

01.25.10

that I finished the first layer of a large canvas for a client. I had to take it outside to work on it and the weather was gorgeous.

to have a week stretching out in front of me

for every tick of the clock I have a little more recovery under my belt

that I really, really, really do not understand why so many people want to know what Tiger Woods did/does/will do. I seriously do not care.

that I asked my HP this morning to redirect my thoughts

A newly recovering physician expressed his frustration. “I'm angry,” he said, “because everywhere around me people are drinking and having a good time, and I don't dare take a drink.” A doctor who was in his fifth year of sobriety responded, “When I found out that I couldn't drink anymore, it was a sense of relief. I don't have to fight that battle anymore.” It's pretty much how you look at it. You can resent it, or you can breathe a sigh of relief. Just think how much energy you can save, how your mind can be free of worry. ~Sober Thought for the Day

I think the first doctor is not done drinking and the second one is. It is not a question of how long they have been sober.

I have "train wreck" curiosity about Tiger. As someone who works in a psych hospital, I am always interested in aberrant behavior - especially in one who is particularly high functioning in one or more areas of their lives - and then have another area be their undoing.